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The Free State Project has a popular Facebook series where it compares taxes in New Hampshire to taxes in another state. The latest state to be compared to New Hampshire was New Jersey. Here is the resulting image.

You are welcome to read the comments or add your own comment to the Facebook posting of the image. The image has already been viewed by over 600,000 people.

New Hampshire has some weird, wonderful and whacky traditions. Take this weekend's 5th Annual Alton Weagle Unusual Ascent Day at Mount Washington. In past years, ascenders have conquered the 7.6 mile road on stilts, top-car kayaks, blindfolded and skipping rope in lederhausen, using rollerblades and rockets to honor Alton Weagle, who in the 1950’s engaged in a series of “publicity stunts” to bring attention to the mountain. This year the steep climb will be attempted in a Zamboni. File this one under: Keep New Hampshire Awesome! Read more about this year's event at The Union Leader and catch coverage from 2013 at NHPRPhoto credit: John Koziol

PorcFest XII is heating up! Find out about our festival opening key-note speaker, Lenore Skenazy of the Free Range Kids movement, discover new Agora Valley vendors, and participate in our InstaGram photo contest. You don't want to miss out on this liberty adventure! Use the $5 discount code from the newsletter to buy your tickets today! Sale ends May 14, 2015. See you at the largest liberty camping experience in the world!

Back in 2007, John Stossel sat down with then FSP president Varrin Swearringen and FSP founder Jason Sorens to talk about the Free State Project. It's great to see how far the FSP has come since then. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the rest of the country. Join the Free State Project to make a productive, positive transition in your life. Be the solution: vote with your feet.

Just for the laughs: Comedian Justin McKinney talks about the freedoms found in New Hampshire as compared to the rest of New England. Despite the seat belt freedom in New Hampshire, drivers here have the same rate of seat belt usage as neighboring Massachusetts. States with seat belt laws are no safer, their drivers just get more revenue generating tickets. Sadly, New Hampshire does now have an indoor smoking ban for bars and restaurants. This legislation passed in 2007 before the first large wave of early movers came to the state.

Good news for Free Staters! We've got company. Almost 19% of Americans now identify as "libertarian."

Says Reuters:: "One in five Americans consider themselves libertarian, with younger adults being the most likely to adopt the label. Among adults aged 18 to 29, 32 percent consider themselves libertarian. Just 12 percent of Americans age 60 or older consider themselves libertarian."

This means the liberty movement is young, growing, and that means the future is bright!

Tell your friends and family about the Free State Project. Pro-freedom people concentrating together is our best shot at "Liberty in Our Lifetime." New Hampshire offers hundreds of reasons for people to move here. Don't wait! Join the most audacious liberty movement in the world.

BREAKING NEWS: Constitutional Carry bill passes in New Hampshire! The House bill passed earlier today by a vote of 212 to 150. The legislation has already passed the Senate.

New Hampshire is an open carry state, meaning anyone who legally owns a gun can carry the firearm in the open. Under current state law, gun owners need to get a license from local police or town officials to carry a loaded firearm concealed. Today’s vote will do away with this requirement if signed by the governor and passed into law.

What's your passion? What will you work on when you get to New Hampshire? The sky is the limit. The only thing holding you back is not being part of the largest, most audacious liberty movement in the world! Join now, and start planning your move!

Early movers work on various projects according to their personal passions. Some run for office, and help get pro-liberty candidates elected. Others write and speak on liberty topics, run private charities, engage in civil disobedience, start businesses and independent media outlets, and more.

For example:

In this The Citizen opinion column, early mover Bill Walker explains the history of marijuana decriminalization attempts in New Hampshire's legislature. Another early mover, Amanda Bouldin, a NH state representative and founder of Shire Sharing, a private charity that supports needy families over Thanksgiving, weighs in on the City of Manchester's Uber situation. More...

"Vermont and New Hampshire are similar in a lot of ways — they’re both small, heavily rural New England states that root for the Red Sox. But when it comes to taxes, they could hardly be more different. Vermont is one of the nation’s highest-tax states on a per capita basis; New Hampshire is the lowest."

Brian Chen, a Dartmouth College student attended Liberty Forum in March, 2015. Here is his article about his first impressions about NH's largest liberty conference, and the Free State Project.

From the article: "There is the trope that libertarians are selfish and do not care about the poor, but my experience at Liberty Forum simply demolishes this supposition. The general character of conference attendees struck me; they were all unfailingly friendly, generous, and kind. People reached out to me not just to say hello, but to actually get to know me. Free Staters worked to help those struggling to find firm footing in the state, helping them find housing and work. The project is a real community, where participants supported each other. Traditionally, community-based forms of insurance and support have been used instead of government welfare programs, and my experience at Liberty Forum has reaffirmed my belief in a voluntary safety net that relies on real compassion and a more virtuous people will be superior to any state program."

On April 11, 2015, the 24th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race was held at the Mount Sunapee Resort. The award-winning Robo-Porcupine cardboard sled was designed and engineered by early movers, Jim Johnson and Lauren Canario, as a homeschooling project. Under their guidance, students, along with recent mover Ethan Glover, met up once a week to make their "Robo-Porc" concept a reality. Using only cardboard, duct tape, paint, and wax, the team transformed their design sketches into an amazing corn-noshing porcupine sled. The proceeds from the event went to support a local charity, David's House.

Castles and Camaraderie: Come Shack Up With Us In New Hampshire! Read the latest FSP newsletter. We hope you are tempted to join us for "Liberty in Our Lifetime." Remember! Buy your PorcFest tickets today!

Bill Walker, an FSP early mover and member of the Sullivan County Republican Committee, writes in The Citizen about global school choice options, and what is happening in the town of Croydon, NH.

From the article: "Parental choice is the future of education. Whether through online programs, private schools, or public school choice, every parent should be able to choose their child’s school. Our country was made strong by our diversity, not by conformity. Choice will rebuild our diversity, and the 21st century will see our diverse children reach out into the stars."

Shire Liberty News, your source for in-depth activism news and information about what is happening in the Free State, covered Friday's "The Militarization of Police" panel discussion at the University of New Hampshire. Read more...

Looking for a great place to raise your family? New Hampshire ranks #1 for girls' health and well-being, according to a new report by the Girl Scouts Research Institute. Boys fare well in New Hampshire too, because New Hampshire fares well in quality of living generally, another #1 ranking, in fact!

The Dartmouth Review recently sat down to talk to Jason Sorens, founder of the Free State Project. From the Editor's Note: "Jason Sorens is a Lecturer in the Department of Government, the Program Director of the Political Economy Project (PEP), and the President and Founder of Ethics and Economics Education of New England (E3NE). He is also the Founder and current Vice President of the Free State Project (FSP), a political migration movement that seeks to recruit 20,000 libertarians move to New Hampshire to gain the critical mass necessary to effect political change. Recently, The Dartmouth Review had the opportunity to speak with Professor Sorens about his work at Dartmouth and his involvement in state politics. Here is what he had to say."